Tax Manager (In-Person, Remote, OR Hybrid)

About the Role

As a Tax Manager, you will lead client tax engagements from start to finish, utilizing your prior technical experience to help clients navigate their tax compliance requirements as well as leading the consulting and planning process. You will manage the client’s tax deadlines, filing requirements, and analyze billing/collections related to the client engagement. Coaching and mentoring junior associates are important in this role, as the growth of all team members is key to the growth of our practice. This role offers fast professional development, learning, and growth in a team-oriented environment with limited travel expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead client tax engagements from planning through completion
• Manage tax compliance requirements, deadlines, and filing obligations
• Analyze billing and collections related to client engagements
• Provide consulting and planning services for clients
• Coach and mentor junior associates

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant tax experience at a public accounting firm (preferably a Big 4, national, regional, or large local firm) serving business entities and their owners
• Consulting and compliance experience with multi-state business entities
• CPA certification
• Excellent research, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong technology, project management, and presentation skills
• A commitment to delivering exceptional client service and deepening expertise
• Strong preference for local candidates who value in-person collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Complex partnership allocations, including:
    • Preferred returns, carried interests, or similar waterfall scenarios
    • 704(c) property
    • 704(b) revaluation adjustments
    • 754 elections and related 734 and 743 basis adjustments
  • Real estate industry issues, including like-kind exchanges and other gain deferral strategies
  • Investment fund partnerships
  • Business acquisitions and sales
  • FASB ASC 740
  • U.S. tax aspects of doing business internationally
• Advanced degree in taxation

About Us

Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP is the largest locally-owned accounting firm in the Greater Austin area. We’re known for offering exceptional work-life balance and for our dedication to our people, our clients, and the communities we serve. We have been included in Accounting Today’s "Best Accounting Firms to Work For" list for 13 consecutive years, earning the No. 1 ranking three times.

We empower our people to create personalized career paths aligned with their strengths, interests, and goals, whether pursuing a path to partner or not. With dedicated advisors and a strong history of promoting from within, we provide tools to help you succeed.

We’re redefining public accounting by prioritizing work-life balance, core values, and genuine care for our team. We cultivate an environment where people thrive personally and professionally while delivering exceptional client service.

Location & Work Arrangement

This role is based in Austin and/or Round Rock, TX, and is open to in-person, remote, or hybrid arrangements. Remote work is eligible for all U.S. states except New York, California, Michigan, and Montana.

Pay

Starting compensation: $115,000 – commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• 22 days of PTO (increases with firm tenure) plus 8 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave and paid bereavement leave
• Annual bonus through profit-sharing plan
• 401(k) plan including profit-sharing contribution
• Insurance:
  • Medical insurance (cafeteria plan including medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts)
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Term-life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Continuing professional education
• Additional perks and benefits

Employees must work a minimum of 30 hours per week to be eligible for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, term life and AD&D, long-term disability, and the employee assistance program.